But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand – Isaiah 64:8
The task you receive / Leads you to believe/ You’re unable to achieve / What’s been assigned / That doesn’t align / With talent you can’t find / It’s too high a stake / So you pray God will take / What’s certainly a mistake
Feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness often arise at the initial stage of an assignment from God. This was the case for Moses—”I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue” (Exodus 4:10)—and Gideon—“I am the least in my father’s house” (Judges 6:15)—and Jeremiah: “Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child” (Jeremiah 1:6).
Have you received a baton? Though appreciative of having been selected, do you nevertheless have thoughts like those of Moses, Gideon, and Jeremiah that cause you to feel incapable? What changed their minds?